The Greenville times., 1887-10-01

Big and Little Smfiower rivers, Big
and Little Deer creek, and Rolling
Fork are the largesr streams. Besides
numbers of small bayous, which sub
serve the purpose of thorough drain
age of the county. They are called
Big and Little Black bayou, Indian,
Choctaw, Sandy, Willows, Newsom's,
Plaquemine, Sunhower, Straight, Hol-
lands, and Jones's bayous; and are
being rapidly settled up with thrifty
population, white and black.
The Louisville, New Orleans and
Texas railroad traverses the county
north and south along the banks of
Deer creek a distance of 80 miles; its
numerous stations a1ording the great
est facilities for the transaction of bu-
siness. Its principal stations and post
offices are, beginning ON the north
Panther Burn, Nitta Yuma, Anguilla,
Rolling Fork, Egrcmont, Cary, Blanton
and Smcdes--sketche as follows:
Panther Burn has railroad and ex-
press Office postmaster, Dawson Win
ter; merchant, st. John Willis; prin-
cipal land owners Capt. John Willis
| and nv AuJ;tnr ~ ,vinn
Nitta Yuma.-This is the terminus
of the Grccnville local daily train has
a railroad, express and telegraph office,
one hotel, ono schoolhousc, and colored
church; one white school and church
near by. Postmaster, A. j. Phelps
physician, DIR. A. Miller; merchants,
A. j. Phelps, The Blum Company, J.
A. &. Schrader, J. 7. Mayner, o. N.
Carnothan principal land owners,
DIR. A. J. Phelps, Capt. j. II. Cameron,
DR.. Geo. &. Harris, j. A. G. Schrader,
j. G.. Parhaln, Dr. A. Miller, II. l..
Wright, j. Z. Manor, ID. Boykin, IL.
Lusk, NJ. McGraw, Henry Schrader.
This is the second largest shipping
point of cotton in the county, and
does large receiving business.
Anguila.-Ilas railroad and telo-
graph office. one hotel, two churches.
Postmaster, w. G. ii. Mckinney; mer-
chants, S. Dover, Parham Il Miller, w.
9. II. Mckinney, A. G.. Floyd. Two
saloons, II. Blum and G. lIauser. Ply
sicians, DIR. Henry Bernard, J. G. Hall,
w. Champion. Land owners, Colonel
VIM. Bernard, DIR. J. G. Hall, DIR. 5. ID.
Robbins, w. j. Wick, Miss Kate Wick.
Rolling Fork, county seat.--lIas rail-
road, express and telegraph offices, two
hotels, two churches, Masonic lodges,
lodges of the X. of IL. and A. l.. of ii. in
fourishing condition. A livencwspaper,
"The Pilot" which has entered on its
fourth volume, and what is unusual,
doing prosperous business. Postmas-
ter, ). w. Langford, Editor of the Pilot.
Merchants, Ira Cortright, Casey, Foot
Il Co., Fred Graft, II. J. McLaurin,
John @. Roberts, J. Il. a. G. G. Aiken,
B. Sinai IL Bro, Helena Mercantile
Company, b. Kent. Saloons, Rester
Il McComb, j. l.. Root. Principal
land owners, ii. l.. Foote, ID. {. Casey,
ID. Il. Clemens, DIR. A. NJ. Waddill, j.
IL. & j. A. Cortright, VIM Britton,
Mrs. Maxwell, w. d. Brown, Mrs. NJ.
G. Myers, DR.. Geo. G. Harris, T. I. Il
T. J. Orendorf, W. I. Baggot, Harris
Fields. Lawyers, w. ID. Brown, Il. II.
Styles, McLaurin & McI4aurin, A. L.
Neal, l.. J. McGarr. Physicians, w
Il. Harper, 4. 7. 0rendorf, composing
firm of Orendorf Il Harper, and VIM
j. CLANCY.
This at present is the largest ship
ping point for cotton in the county.
Egremont.-Ilasr railroad Office. Post
master, W. a. Davis. Merchants
Foote Il Davis, B. Sinai & Bro, NJ. G
Martin, Colonel Gibbons. Principa
land owners, II. W. Foote, i. Il. Moore
J. G. Hall, Wm. Gibbons, NJ. G. Martin
Cary.-IIas railroad, telegraph an'
express offices. One hotel, one NJ. i
church, one schoolhousc and spccia
school fund. two colored churches
Postmaster. Edw'd Byerly; physician
G DIR. B. Goodman; merchants, J. /
Henry, Klaus Il Bro, Il. Goodman
Co. Saloon, J. Ostrofsky. Prin6pi
land owners, b. Goodman q Co., ]
Goodman, 5. j. CLARK, \. Hewitt, j. {
: Davis, J. Ostrofsky, w. L. Courts.
/ 1t is ono of the largest shippiu
:, points in the county.
p Smedes.-Ilailroad office. Postma
y ter, w. +. Alden; physicians, W. }
/, Addison, G. +. Darden; merchant
. Hunter & Alden, shattuck & Hoflma
Hogan Il Baggott; land owners, J.
" Bullock, Shattuck & Hoffman, w. '
Q, Moore, L. Watson.
II School fund of Sharkey count
5000 %. Edueable children betwet